Xia Han was born in Shanghai in 1993. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts from East China Normal University and an Honors Master’s degree in Fine Arts from Chelsea College of Arts. He currently lives and works in Shanghai and online.
Xia Han’s artistic endeavors revolve around the realms of computer games, consumer culture, and the ethical implications of technology. His creative practice predominantly employs game engines and video as the primary mediums for artistic expression. He treats the game scene as a stage, and the audience as characters to build a virtual landscape theater of utopia and ruins, desire and loss, mostly in pessimistic colors. Presently, Han conducts research and exploration, utilizing video games as a medium for communication and as a means to delve into the intricacies of their distinctive language.